Hemmings Daily: Design infuences of American cars on Italian cars, and vice versa, part 1

Text and photos by Matteo Giacon, except where noted. Since the early days of the 20th century, idea-sharing between the opposite Atlantic coasts was as common as fireworks during the Fourth Of July, but we usually tend to think that this occurred mostly between the United States and Britain, France or Germany, where the direct presence of American firms or American ways of thinking was widespread and quite common. However, Italy wasn't immune from a certain trans-Atlantic influence, and the way Fiat organi [View in Browser | Subscribe] [Hemmings Daily] Sunday, January 29, 2017 [Italian cars and American cars: Who begat whom? Some examples of pre- and postwar influence, coincidence and serendipity (part 1)] [Italian cars and American cars: Who begat whom? Some examples of pre- and postwar influence, coincidence and serendipity (part 1)] Posted by Hemmings contributor - Text and photos by Matteo Giacon, except where noted. 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(via) * The last days before World War II were dark days indeed, but a group of British motorcyclists still ventured to the Alps of Nazi-occupied Austria to beat Germany's racers (and to later escape with those same racers' help) in the 19...[Read More] [Sponsor] [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1991 Nissan Figaro] [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1991 Nissan Figaro] Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1991 Nissan Figaro for sale. From the seller's description: 1,000 CC Turbo Charged Engine that is both nifty and economical. Also has convertible with the roof stowing in the trunk. The Nissan Figaro was produced between 1991-1992 in Japan with only 20,000 vehicles ever produced. To buy the car at that time was on a lottery basis which was massively oversubscribed to even have a chance at buying one. It is believed that there are only a mere 12,000 cars in existence which are mostly in the U.K. and Japan. As a r...[Read More] LAST WEEK'S MOST READ ["The world's fastest motorcycle," E.J. 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After a federal judge gave the go-ahead for Craig Breedlove to pursue his lawsuit against the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry for allegedly damaging Breedlove's Spirit of America, museum officials decided this week to settle with Breedlove rather than let the suit go to trial. Terms of the settlement, which Breedlove and the museum announced in a joint statement on Monday, were not disclosed. 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